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How to pronounce “expedite”

“expedite” is pronounced /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/ (EK-spi-dyt) in American English and /ɛkspədaɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɛk”.
The sound

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expedite

/ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɛkspədaɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. ɛkɛkstress
  2. spɪspɪ
  3. daɪtdaɪt
IPA (American)
/ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/
IPA (British)
/ɛkspədaɪt/
Respelling
EK-spi-dyt
Syllables
3 — ƐK-spɪ-daɪt
Stress
Stress the first syllable: ƐK-spɪ-daɪt. “ɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/

British

/ɛkspədaɪt/

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Meaning

What “expedite” means

  1. verb

    speed up the progress of; facilitate

    “This should expedite the process”

  2. verb

    process fast and efficiently

    “I will try to expedite the matter”

Say it in a sentence

“A phone call might expedite the delivery of the parts.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
ɛshort ekkssppɪshort iddaɪlong itt

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Questions

“expedite”, answered

How do you pronounce “expedite”?

“expedite” is pronounced /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/ (EK-spi-dyt) in American English and /ɛkspədaɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɛk”. Build it as ƐK-spɪ-daɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “expedite” have?

3: ɛk · spɪ · daɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɛk”.

Is “expedite” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/ (EK-spi-dyt); British English says /ɛkspədaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “expedite” mean?

As a verb: speed up the progress of; facilitate For example: “This should expedite the process” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “expedite”?

Stress the first syllable: ƐK-spɪ-daɪt. “ɛk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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